Geumgangsa Temple (Gangneung)

This description was machine-translated from the Korea Tourism Organization's Korean original.

Geumgangsa Temple is a temple founded in 1964 by Monk Jeonggak in the Mureung Valley of Sogeumgang. With its beautiful oddly shaped rocks and the clear stream of the surrounding scenery, it has become an essential stop for tourists visiting the area. Across from Geumgangsa Temple in particular is Sikdangam Rock, steeped in the legend that about a thousand soldiers sat and ate lunch there, and one can also encounter Samseonbong Peak, where three peaks rise strangely, making it one of the places visitors to the Sogeumgang hiking trail always stop. The hiking course from the Sogeumgang parking lot to Geumgangsa Temple, Guryong Falls, Manmulsang, Noinbong Peak, and Jingogae Pass is well known, and near the temple are Woljeongsa Temple, Sangwonsa Temple, Yeongok Beach, Jumunjin Beach, and Gyeongpo Provincial Park.